DR JACK COCKRILL MIDDLE

As a high-enrollment 6-8 campus in MCKINNEY, Texas, DR JACK COCKRILL MIDDLE teaches 1,210 students from grades 6 through 8, operated by MCKINNEY ISD. Compared to the state average of about 643 students per school, that is 88% larger than typical.

DR JACK COCKRILL MIDDLE is one of 33 schools operated by MCKINNEY ISD, a district that caters to 23,296 students overall.

In terms of who attends, DR JACK COCKRILL MIDDLE lists that 50% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder consists of 19% Hispanic, 14% Black, 12% Asian, 5% multiracial. Compared to Collin County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 84 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.4:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 22% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), DR JACK COCKRILL MIDDLE performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 64.1%, the actual is 70.5%, a residual of +6.4 points.

Across the wider county, Collin County reports that median household income runs about $121,600, roughly 56% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Collin County runs 338 public schools (combined enrollment of about 227,575 students), of which DR JACK COCKRILL MIDDLE is one.

The closest other public school is IMAGINE INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF NORTH TEXAS, roughly 0.9 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), DR JACK COCKRILL MIDDLE ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 59.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 8%: 1,322 students in 2018 compared to 1,210 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 56% to 50%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 16.1:1 in 2018 to 14.4:1 today.

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